Former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou is enjoying every moment as he gets set for his huge cross-codes boxing match with Tyson Fury, but he made clear he’s not showing up for a playful spar with boxing’s lineal heavyweight champion of the world. Ngannou takes on Fury in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on October 28 in a bout billed as “The ...
Tyson Fury may be a huge betting favorite to defeat Francis Ngannou in their upcoming boxing match in Saudi Arabia, but “The Gypsy King’s” confidence extends beyond the bounds of the Queensberry Rules. Fury and Ngannou spoke ahead of their October 28 meeting in Riyadh during a special launch press conference in London, England, where the local man was in ...
The final obligations have been completed and the fight card is set for UFC 293 in Australia, as the undisputed middleweight title takes center stage in Sydney. The main event will see reigning 185-pound champion Israel Adesanya take on American challenger Sean Strickland in a bout that has seen plenty of trash talk in the build-up. But both men were ...
A pair of UFC veterans will go head to head in the main event of Cage Warriors 159, and both men were typically professional as they made weight with ease for their headlining bout in San Diego. Former UFC flyweight title challenger Wilson Reis and former UFC bantamweight Trevin Jones will face off at the top of the fight card ...
The UFC’s Octagon heads Down Under for UFC 293, where the city of Sydney, Australia plays host to a big pay-per-view with the middleweight title on the line in the main event. Reigning middleweight king Israel Adesanya is making a swift turnaround from the summer to put his belt on the line after recapturing the title against Alex Pereira. And ...
PATERSON, New Jersey – Zhilei Zhang understands why Tyson Fury has embraced what the huge Chinese heavyweight considers a complete mismatch against Francis Ngannou. Zhang would happily accept a boxing match with an inexperienced mixed martial artist for even a fraction of the purse Fury will be paid to face Ngannou on October 28 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The WBO’s ...
Sean Strickland is turning the volume up to 11 ahead of his middleweight title tilt against Israel Adesanya at UFC 293, but he warned people not to let his noise distract them from his fighting abilities. Strickland stepped in to face Adesanya in Sydney after South African contender Dricus du Plessis declared himself unable to be ready in time for ...
Israel Adesanya and Sean Strickland may be exchanging plenty of verbal barbs ahead of fight night at UFC 293, but when he strips everything back to the basics, the reigning UFC middleweight champion sees a very similar matchup to one that produced one of his best UFC performances. Back at UFC 253, Adesanya totally defused Paulo Costa to retain his ...
The UFC’s Octagon heads Down Under for UFC 293, where the city of Sydney, Australia plays host to a big pay-per-view with the middleweight title on the line in the main event. Reigning middleweight king Israel Adesanya is making a swift turnaround from the summer to put his belt on the line after recapturing the title against Alex Pereira. And ...
UFC bantamweight champion Sean O’Malley has once again expressed his desire to get in the ring with boxing superstar Gervonta “Tank” Davis. Last month in Boston, in the aftermath of his second round knockout of Aljamain Sterling at UFC 292, O'Malley called for a future showdown with Davis at the post-fight press conference. O'Malley explained that he's planting the seeds ...